Senior Campus Planner

SmithGroup is seeking a Senior Campus Planner for their Atlanta office. The role involves collaborating on campus planning projects, leading meetings, managing project scopes, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates should have a degree in urban planning or related fields, with at least 8 years of relevant experience. The position offers a hybrid work environment, flexible scheduling, and various benefits, including PTO and professional development opportunities.
SmithGroup is an integrated design firm with a reputation for cultivating a top-ranked culture while pioneering award-winning innovative design solutions. We blend research, data and technology with ingenuity and a creative spirit to deliver resilient, inclusive spaces that solve our clients' greatest challenges. Our teams create exceptional design solutions for healthcare, science and technology, workplace, mixed use, higher education, cultural, waterfront, parks and open spaces, and urban environments. We are looking for passionate problem solvers who want to elevate design, push boundaries and create a more resilient future.

The Atlanta office of SmithGroup is looking for a Senior Campus Planner to join our team.

Working with us, you will:
• Collaborate with diverse teams of interdisciplinary professionals to complete campus planning projects across the country.
• Participate in, and often lead, team meetings involving internal colleagues, consultants, and/or clients to share findings and recommendations with meeting participants.
• Communicate planning issues, opportunities, and recommendations to a wide variety of stakeholders as part of public meetings.
• Integrate planning elements such as academic/research/student life redevelopment opportunities, social justice, transportation, green infrastructure, open space, sustainability, and resiliency into plans and designs
• Manage one or more projects including negotiating project scope and fees, job production and quality, and fee management.
• Lead efforts around production of project presentations, plan reports and all project deliverables to ensure an integrated and cohesive outcome.
• Participate in marketing efforts through proposal development, interview participation and presentations.
• Develop trusting relationships with clients.
• Mentor junior staff and participate in performance coaching.
• Participate in the recruitment and interviewing process as requested.

An ideal candidate has:
• A master's or bachelor's degree in urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, or related field of study.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in urban and/or campus design and planning.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Licensure in applicable field of study preferred.
• Experience with higher education clients.
• The ability to manage clients, project teams and project processes with ease.
• High-level understanding of 2D programs including AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and ArcGIS; and 3D programs including Sketchup, along with Microsoft Office suite.
• The ability to travel nationally up to 30%.

At SmithGroup, we are committed to helping our staff thrive with great projects and time to unwind. We offer flexible scheduling, a hybrid work environment, 3 weeks of PTO within your first year of employment with the option of purchasing additional time off, 8 paid federal holidays, plus 15 extra Fridays off! Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellbeing resources, paid parental leave, a flex spending account and voluntary insurance options. We invest in your future through our 401(k) program with employer matching, tuition reimbursement program, one-on-one career coaching and professional development opportunities. While we may ultimately pay more or less than a posted salary range, at the time of posting the anticipated salary range for this position is $104,000 to $145,000 annually and you are eligible for a performance-based bonus each year. To be considered for this role, please create a profile and apply!

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to careers@smithgroup.com.